Bundle-carrier for grain-binders



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

W. COLLINS.

BUNDLE CARRIER FOR GRAIN BINDERS. No. 291,986. Patented Jan. 15,1884.

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W. ,OOLLINS BUNDLE GARBIER 1 0R- GRAIN BINDERS.- No. 291,985, PatentedJan. 15, 1884.

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wl m wi Attorney men STATES Aren't 'F IVILLIAM COLLINS, OF PERHAM,MINNESOTA.

'BUNDLE-CARRIER FOR GRAIN-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,985, dated January15, 1884.

Application filed Jnne12, 1883.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM CoLLINs, of

P61113111, in the county of Ottertail and-State bundle-carriers forgrain-binding harvesters,

the object of the same being to provide an attachment adapted to besecured to ordinary grain-binders for the purpose of receiving the boundbundles or sheaves as they fall from the binder-table, and enabling asuitable number of them to be dropped simultaneously in rows,

so that they can be readily shocked; and with these ends in view myinvention consists in the parts and combinations of parts, as will bemore fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents my invention in sideelevation as attached to a binder, showing the table-gate in an elevatedposition. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, showing the gate in alowered position; and Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of thecarrier.

7 A represents the machine binder-table, 011 which the cut grain isdeposited by endless aprons in the ordinary manner. This table isprovided with thehinged gate B, which is adapted to hold the grain onthe table before it is bound. The side beam, D, on the one side of themachine, instead of terminating alongside of the standard E, iscontinued outward beyond said standard and forms a support for theupright standard G. This standard G is strengthened by the braceI,.whicl1 latter is connected at its outer end to the standard G, andthen proceeds downwardly and inwardly, and is connected to the sidebeam, D, and to the standard E below the said side beam. The mechanismfor operating the binder-shaft interferes with this construction on theopposite side of the machine, and hence itis necessary to secure thestandard G to the machineframe or table in such a position as not tointerfere with the other parts. In the ma- (No model.)

chines where the binder-shaft II is situated above the inclined tableand protected by a sleeve, H, as shown in the drawings, the standard Gcan be secured directly to said sleeve and answer all thenecessarypurposes. Both of the standards G and G project above thetable, and each is provided at its upper end withan open slot, a, inwhichthe depending bearings b of the rock-shaft J rest. This rock-shaftis provided with a series of down wardly-proj ectin g fingers, M, 011which thebundles of grain fall asthey drop from the bindertable. Anysuitable number of fingers are employed, and they are so curved as toextend under the binder-table for the purpose of catching the bundles ofgrain asthey fall therefrom.

To prevent the fingers from bending or straining under a heavy load, andalso to prevent them from swinging too far underthe binder-table, I havesecured a cross-brace O, to the under side of the curved portion of thefingers, and connected it to the rocking shaft by means of the rods 0.

P is an abutment situated below the gate B and in close proximity to thecarrier-fingers, for the purpose of preventing the bundles of grain fromfalling from the carrier before the latter is loaded, and also forforming a stop against which the rods a strike and limit the inwardmovement of the carrier. This abutment is secured to the outer ends ofthebeams d, which latter are secured to the under side of the'table.This gate is alternately lowered and raised during the operation ofbinding, and to prevent the bound bundles on the carrier from fallingover the abutment when the gate is elevated I have secured the curvedguards c to the under side of the gate in such a position as to preventthe grain from changing its positionthat is to say, to prevent the grainfrom passing. over the abutment when the gate is elevated, which wouldprevent the gate from falling, and consequently retard the operation ofthe machine.

This carrier is so situated as to receive the bundles after they aretied and released, and as the first bundle falls onto thecarrier-fingers it rests close up against the abutment and is pre ventedfrom rolling ofi. The second bundle falls on top of the first bundle andrests thereandthe end of the-curved fingersis formed, which" spaceis'bridged over 'bytliebundleso'f grain. Vhen the machine is thusoverloaded,

the bundle or bundles, as they leave the bindferitable,falljjonto.thebundle or bundles overlapping gthe; e dslof the. 1 cr1rve;,fi11ge .an 1

cause; thensaid bundles tofal thr ugh e 5PM? betwee theendsnfi th fi g ra d bu men Asisooni as:;Lne;b1111 1Qji'Sx starte 51 Ot ers immediatelyroll-Of 'o ith i l ed finge s ontozthe. ground, and thejearrier againswings F j r 1 eurvedfingers depending from the rock-shaft, l;Ii1some-maehinjes-the binder-table is adapted back toits-Jeriginalndsition.

to-rb'ei moved-glaterally, and the binder-shaft, whiehjis-secnred to: sid tab e; andt sta ard: 1G,? secured to; the sleeve of thebinders-haft;are;ne'cessarilymovedtherewith. When my devicefis,employedon this style of ma chine,:it isjnece'ssary;to;provide meanswherebylthefstandard G" can be moved toward or away from the standard Gwithout altering or changing theroclvshaft bearings. This is accomplished iby elongating one of the rock-shaft bearings so' that thecarrier can be moved lateral-lyaneven, distance with the table.

:By hanging the rock-shaft as above described,

' thei'carrier can be removed from the machine or placed in positionthereon in a very fewseconds and without the aid of any tools.-Theman-ner of supporting the carrier is dependent entirely on theconstruction of the m'aehiuefor which it is intended; and henceI wouldhave it understood that I do not con fine myself to the exactconstruction shown and described, butconsider myself at liberty tomakesuch changes therein as fairly fall within the spiritand scope oflily-invention. 7 Having fullydescribed my invention, what Iel'aim asnew, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, isr v ;'1.- The combination,with a graixrbinder, of a rock-shaft, curved depending fingers securedto sa id shaft, and a rabutment situated below the.e ieam ab e t awin ofthe fingers, and adapted to limit the inward swing of the carrier andhold the grain on said earri er, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with agrain-binder, of aroek-shaft,curvedfingerssccured to the rockshaft and adapted to receive the bundlesof grain, a strengthening-brace secured to the curved fingers, rodsconnecting said brace to the rock-shaft, and an abutment against whichthe grain rests,

""3."The'combination, with a grain-binder the 'graii'i'table of which isprovided with a gate, and guards secured to the lower face of said gate,of .a rock-shaft, curved fingers secured to the rock-shaft, andau-abutment securedtolthe binder-table below the gate,substantially'asset forthlfl' I g 4 I Theeombination,'with'agrain-binder, of a'rock-shafa-an arm secured thereto, a suitable rope orequivalent secured to the arm,

a strengthening-brace connecting the fingers, rods connecting thestrengthening-brace and rock-shaft, and an abutment against which thegrain rests.

5. The combination, with a grain'binder provided with a gate, and guardssecured to' the gate, of the rock-shaft, curved fingers, brace, rodsconnecting the brace and rock-shaft, and an abutment, all of the aboveparts combined, constructed, and adapted to operate as described.

6. The combination, with the binder-table, gate, and sleeve surroundingthe binder-shaft, of a standard secured to the frame of the machine, astandard secured to the sleeve, and a bundle-carrier the rock-shaft ofwhich is provided with suitable bearings, substantially as set forth.

7 The combination, with a binder-table and upright standards, of therock-shaft having the curved fingers secured thereto, and the dependingbearings, one of which is elongated, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I h ave signed this speci- I O0 fieation in thepresence of two subscribing wit- .nesses. M V \VILLIAM COLLINS.\Vitnesses:

GEO. F. DOWNING,

S. G. NOTTINGHAM.

